How to Make an American Quilt

1995 film by Jocelyn Moorhouse
Movie film Q493799
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How to Make an American Quilt

Summary

How to Make an American Quilt is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • How to Make an American Quilt's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • How to Make an American Quilt was directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse[4].
  • Jane Anderson wrote the screenplay for How to Make an American Quilt[5].
  • How to Make an American Quilt's composer is recorded as Thomas Newman[6].
  • How to Make an American Quilt's genre is female buddy film[7].
  • How to Make an American Quilt's genre is coming-of-age film[8].
  • How to Make an American Quilt's genre is drama film[9].
  • How to Make an American Quilt's genre is romantic comedy film[10].
  • How to Make an American Quilt's genre is romance film[11].
  • How to Make an American Quilt's based on is recorded as How to Make an American Quilt[12].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Winona Ryder[13].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Anne Bancroft[14].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Ellen Burstyn[15].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Kate Nelligan[16].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Alfre Woodard[17].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Maya Angelou[18].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Jared Leto[19].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Kate Capshaw[20].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Adam Baldwin[21].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Dermot Mulroney[22].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Jean Simmons[23].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Rip Torn[24].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Samantha Mathis[25].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Claire Danes[26].
  • A cast member of How to Make an American Quilt was Richard Jenkins[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

How to Make an American Quilt was produced by Sarah Pillsbury[28]. It was directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse[4]. Jane Anderson wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Winona Ryder[13], Anne Bancroft[14], Ellen Burstyn[15], Kate Nelligan[16], Alfre Woodard[17], and Maya Angelou[18].

Publication

Publication dates include October 6, 1995[29] and February 1, 1996[30]. The original language of How to Make an American Quilt was English[31]. Genres include female buddy film[7], coming-of-age film[8], drama film[9], romantic comedy film[10], and romance film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include life story[33], woman[34], interpersonal relationship[35], and love[36].

Reception

Reviews include 63%[37] and 6/10[38].

Why It Matters

How to Make an American Quilt ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 18d ago · Hila Livne · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director of photography Janusz Kamiński
    Film editor Jill Bilcock
    Publication date +1995-10-06T00:00:00Z, +1996-02-01T00:00:00Z
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